Best 515 Ultraman Podcasts (2025)

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S7E5 -- 2025 UM Australia Race Review with Champions Tim Belstead and Kirsty Sheehan 1:36:28

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Send us a text UM Australia 2025 celebrated the 10th anniversary of the event this year. We were a part of it by creating a Live Stream of all 36 hours. In this episode we speak to the champions of 2025, Tim Belstead and Kirsty Sheehan to hear about how the race unfolded for each of them. In the final segment, Jeff Morris, the UM race director shar…

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S7E4 -- UM Australia 2025 Race Preview 2:00:52

29d ago2:00:52

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Send us a text UM Australia race director, Jeff Morris, joins me to present the field 41 athletes who are toeing the line of the 10th anniversary race. Trying to highlight this many athletes is tough work, so we also recruited the knowledge of the race announcer, Tim Franklin. In addition to finding out about the athletes, we discuss parts of the c…

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S7E3 -- Ohana Guest : Fernando Lopez 58:44

2M ago58:44

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Send us a text Fernando Lopez is an Ironman Gold All World Athlete and a seasoned endurance athlete who has completed more than 200 races, including 26 world Championships with several podiums. HIs races include 10 Extreme Triathlons, 3 Ultramans, over 50 Ironmans, and 4 times at the Boston Marathon. He also did the Houston marathon four times in o…

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S7E2 -- Age-Less at Ultraman Florida and UMAZ Athlete in Profile: Andy Yergler 1:52:13

3M ago1:52:13

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Send us a text Part one of this episode is a Ultraman Florida recap. First, I am joined by the youngest ever competitor to complete Ultraman Florida, Jacob Beldick. Followed by the newest 60-69 age group world record holder, Dougin Walker. Both athletes share their stories about the 2025 race. One is told from the front of the field and the other f…

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S7E1 -- Ohana Guest : Billy Rickards 1:02:06

3M ago1:02:06

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Send us a text Billy RIckards is a veteran 515 racer that helps others to get to the finish line as an amazing crew person. He lives Aloha, Ohana, Kokua within the Ultra Fam. As a person who has chosen to call Hawaii home; it only makes sense that he has a strong connection to the island values. Do you like dolphins? Then you have even one more rea…

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S6E13 -- Ultraman Florida 2025 Preview + Athlete in Profile (Nick Gillombardo) 1:40:30

4M ago1:40:30

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Send us a text Jen McVeay joins me in this episode to preview the field of athletes toeing the line at 2025 Ultraman Florida, February 14-16th. We are joined by to 2 time Ultraman Champion Steve Keller. Steve offers the perspective of previous champion, current athlete, and current coach. Steve has embarked on a special journey that he reveals in o…

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S6E12 -- Triathlon Legend : Bob Babbitt 1:27:16

5M ago1:27:16

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Send us a text On today's episode of 515 The Ultra Podcast, we're joined by a true legend. Bob Babbitt is the voice behind one of the most celebrated radio programs and podcasts in endurance sports – Competitor Radio and Breakfast with Bob. He is also a visionary community builder as a co-founder of Competitor Magazine and the Challenged Athletes F…

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S6E11 -- 2024 UMWC Race Review with Gary Wang, Steve King, Ultra Chamba, and Jen Annett 59:22

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Send us a text This episode has a number of past guests rejoining the podcast to discuss the 2024 Ultraman World Championships. First up are two of the four people who were inducted into the Ultraman Hall of Fame at this year's Thanksgiving breakfast. Gary Wang, who is a 20 time consecutive UMWC finisher, and Steve King (the voice of Ultraman). I a…

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S6E10 -- UMWC Athletes in Profile -- Mark Moody & Keri Mandell 1:18:38

6M ago1:18:38

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Send us a text Happy Thanksgiving USA! When Thanksgiving rolls around 515 athletes know that it is time for the Ultraman World Championships. In this episode I speak with two athletes who will be competing in this year’s race. Mark Moody is an EMT from Bellevue Washington who holds the 60+ age group record at Ultraman Canada. He has crewed numerous…

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S6E9 -- Jen Annett : 515 World Record Holder 1:10:59

7M ago1:10:59

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Send us a text Jen Annett drops by to speak about her recent record setting 515 race in Canada and preparations to take on the Ultraman World Championships at the end of the month. Jen has not had the best luck when racing as a pro at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, but this time she has the backing of her entire community and she is rea…

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S6E8 -- Ultraman World Champions! Who's your fave? 1:40:50

8M ago1:40:50

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Send us a text The Ultraman World Championships are coming next month. But today’s show has nine former World Champions telling stories about their experiences in Kona and about the lead up to the big race. It is just what you need to start getting excited or to take a trip down memory lane. In coming episodes, listen for some conversations with 20…

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S6E7 -- Ohana Guest : Gerard Charlton (Iron, Ultra, Uber) 1:12:41

8M ago1:12:41

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Send us a text Gerard Charlton has had a pre Ultraman sporting career and post Ultraman sporting career. Like most athletes, pre Ultraman, Gerard was all about racing Ironman in Penticton (11 times) and just trying to get a little faster. In 2005, with some prodding from Steve King, Gerard took on Ultraman Canada. At that time in his life, his spor…

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S6E6 -- Ohana Guest : Tony O’Keeffe – 3 time RAAM racer 1:12:37

9M ago1:12:37

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Send us a text Retired Lieutenant-Colonel, Anthony O’Keeffe, member of the 2003 Canadian Armed Forces Sports Hall of Fame, joins me to discuss his sporting career. A career that includes 33 Ironmans, 9 Ultraman Hawaii races, and 3 solo RAAM races. Tony shares many tips on how to race these events based on the mistakes that he endured and the succes…

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S6E5 -- Cycling Through Life with Ohana Guest Ingrid Hillhouse 1:31:37

10M ago1:31:37

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Send us a text Ingrid Hillhouse is a farmer, a coach, and an addiction expert due to her life experiences. She is a six time 515 distance racer who turned to ultra cycling and randonneuring. We discuss races such as Ultraman, San Diego 300, and Paris-Brest-Paris. She is very open about her life experiences and how they have all brought her to where…

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S6E4 -- The World’s First Female Uberman Finisher : Melissa Urie 1:23:59

10M ago1:23:59

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Send us a text She’s Iron. She’s Ultra. She’s Epic. After being the second woman ever to complete the Epic 5 in 2017, Melissa Urie set out for an even more superlative title – Uberman. With the help of her amazing crew, Melissa was able to become the first female finisher of Uberman in 2019 (and set the swim record while doing so) in an overall tim…

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S6E3 -- Steve King : Ask Me Anything! 1:25:13

11M ago1:25:13

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Send us a text Steve King is a foundational guest on this podcast. Even though he appeared in the first three episodes (S1E1) (S1E2) (S1E3), I am not sure that we know all about this man. So, I hosted an online Zoom meeting for anyone who wanted to show up and partake in the AMA with Steve. This episode is the recording from that meeting. You can j…

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S6E2 -- Women in Ultra : A Round Table Discussion 58:22

12M ago58:22

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Send us a text It’s another round table discussion on the state of Ultra. This time I have four female coaches join me to speak specifically about female participation in the sport. Kate Bevilaqua from (S5E10) is back to lend her knowledge as a three time champion at Ultra 520K Canada, UM Australia, and the World Championships. She also brings year…

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S6E1 -- Review / Preview : Ultraman Australia 2024 Champions & 2024 UltraMX 515 Non Stop 1:23:35

1y ago1:23:35

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Send us a text Two great races are highlighted in the first episode of the season. UM Australia + UltraMX 515 Non-Stop First, I have a conversation with the two champions of the 2024 UM Australia that recently wrapped in Noosa. Melinda Cockshutt and Anthony Vloedmans share how the race went for them this year and a little about themselves. In the s…

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S5E13 -- UM Australia 2024 Race Preview with RD Jeff Morris 58:44

1y ago58:44

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Send us a text UM Australia is the focus of this episode once again – like it was a year ago in (S4E8) . I caught up with race director, Jeff Morris, to preview the 40 athletes who are toeing the line in Noosa on May 11-13th. With only four previous competitors in this year's field there isn’t an outright favourite, like last year’s, Simon Cochrane…

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S5E12 -- Ultraman Arizona Champion 2024 : Michelle Vesterby 55:54

1y ago55:54

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Send us a text In this episode, Danish professional Ironman triathlete, Michelle Vesterby, talks about her recent win at her first 515 distance event – Ultraman Arizona. Michelle has competed nine times at the Ironman World Championships in Kona and now may be looking at a November trip to Hawaii. Michelle’s motto, “Keep Smiling”, was tested in Ari…

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S5E11 -- La Isla 520K Cozumel with Cesar Gilbert 1:13:55

1y ago1:13:55

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Send us a text Today’s Ohana guest is all heart and one kidney. Race director of Ultra La Isla 520, Cesar Guilbert, is a live kidney donor who was inspired by team Hoyt to take on UltraMX 515 with his friend, Aarón Reza Lozoya, who is a person with quadriplegia. His story is one of living life in peace by recognizing balance and he tries to share t…

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S5E10 -- Ohana Guest : Kate Bevilaqua -- Ultraman World Champion 2016 1:06:49

1y ago1:06:49

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Send us a text Kate Bevilaqua has nearly 20 years of professional triathlon experience. She is the winner of three Ironman races, the women's champion of Ultraman World Championships, and the first woman to win an ultra triathlon outright at Ultra 520K Canada in 2016. Kate continues to race the pro circuit along with her husband, Guy Crawford. Toge…

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S5E9 -- 515 Round Table Discussion : The State of Ultra Triathlon 1:30:01

1+ y ago1:30:01

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Send us a text Over 150 years of experience are on the podcast today. A big list of big names in the Ultraman/515 world join me for a round table discussion. All of my guests bring unique experiences and backgrounds as we establish some history of the sport before discussing its current state and where we see it moving in the future. Resources ment…

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S5E8 -- Ohana Guest : Will Rogers - Ultraman and Ultra-Humanitarian 1:05:19

1+ y ago1:05:19

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Send us a text Will Rogers has travelled the world competing in 515 events which include Ultraman Canada, Ultra 520K Canada, Ultraman Hawaii, Ultra MX 515, Ultraman Florida, Ultraman Australia and Ultraman Israel. When not competing himself he is often sharing his experience by crewing for other athletes. In this episode, Will shares stories from m…

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S5E7 -- Ohana Guest : Ross Welton 520K Canada Champion 2016 1:03:57

1+ y ago1:03:57

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Send us a text Ross Welton raced the Ultra 520K Canada two times as an athlete – one with greater success than the other. Ross shares how he, and his wife Katie, were both able to stand on top the podium at that race. These days Ross lives half the year in Mallorca and has been living “the lifestyle” of the island. In the past few years Ross has re…

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S5E6 -- Ultraman Hall of Famer : Suzy Degazon 1:22:23

1+ y ago1:22:23

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Send us a text Fifteen time Ultraman Hawaii athlete, Suzy Degazon, joins me to speak about her recent induction into the Ultraman World Championships Hall of Fame that occurred at this year's event. Suzy has a prolific ultra triathlon career of over 450 events. Just as interesting as some of her athletic endeavors are her stories of the other parts…

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S5E5 -- UltraCzech 515 Race Directors Jakub & Adam Atarsia 49:55

1+ y ago49:55

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Send us a text Returning guests, Jakub and Adam Atarsia share stories of brotherly competition in sports and how triathlon is growing in Northern Africa and the Czech Republic through the Ironman brand and the races that they put on. Together the brothers offer the UltraCzech 515 and a series of races in Algeria – including SaharaMan. Like many rac…

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S5E4 -- Infinitri 515 Race Director : Manu Garcia 54:53

1+ y ago54:53

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Send us a text Manu Garcia, the race director of Infinitri 515, is my guest in this episode which was released early to coincide with race days of the 2023 version – October 19 - 21st. Being a triathlete himself, he decided to use his Masters in Event Planning and love of the sport to create his own career. His company, Infinitri Sports, puts on va…

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S5E3 -- The World’s first Ultraman : Kurt Madden 1:10:04

1+ y ago1:10:04

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Send us a text After walking into Tug’s Tavern Swim, Run, Swim event and finishing 30th out of 400 – a young Kurt Madden thought, ”maybe I can hang with these people”. A few years later he was regularly travelling to Hawaii to compete in Ironman and Ultraman races. In fact, Kurt was the first winner of Ultraman in 1983. He shares some stories of th…

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S5E2 -- A retrospective look at popular past guests 1:18:45

1+ y ago1:18:45

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Send us a text In this episode I do a retrospective look back at some of the most downloaded and most discussed guests that have appeared on 515 : The Ultra Podcast. Featured excerpts include: Manmadh Rebba S4E3 -- Ohana Guest / Moab 240 Finisher : Ferg Hawke S3E10 -- Ultramarathon Man Dede Griesbauer S3E13 (Part A) -- 2022 World Champions Arnaud S…

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S5E1 -- UMUK 515 race directors Ben Peresson and Richard Groome 1:03:48

2y ago1:03:48

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Send us a text Ben Peresson and Richard Groome from UMUK join me to talk about their ultra races and share their backgrounds in the sport. Ben is a “black shirt” Norseman Xtreme racer and Marathon Des Sables finisher. Richard has taken on The Brutal and rode every stage of the Tour de France with a magazine map as his guide. Together, they, like ma…

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S4E13 -- Ohana Athlete Rob Gray : Comrades Finisher 1:04:32

2y ago1:04:32

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Send us a text Rob Gray is a world traveller who has benefited from the transition to remote work. He describes himself as a Boulder guy from South Africa with a British passport. We caught up during a two week period that he was home packing to move the family to Phuket, Thailand after returning from competing at the Comrades Marathon in South Afr…

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S4E12 -- Dee Fuller : Discussing Mental Health 1:08:29

2y ago1:08:29

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Send us a text We originally thought Dee Fuller overcame the usual body issues when stressing the body in an ultra event on her way to her second women’s win at UM Australia. A few days later she went public on Facebook about struggling with an eating disorder leading up to, and while competing this year. Something I was not aware of when we record…

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S4E11 -- Special Crossover Episode with the Kevin Heinze and the Fitspeek Podcast 1:11:15

2y ago1:11:15

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Send us a text This is a special episode crossover between 515 : The Ultra Podcast and Fitspeek, hosted by Kevin Heinze. We recorded this conversation together and are both releasing the same episode to our audiences. We share stories about podcasting and our backgrounds for each other’s audience. Larry shares breaking Ultra news about new races co…

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S4E10 -- Ohana Guest : Heidi Buttery - Nutritionist and Mental Health Advocate 53:16

2y ago53:16

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Send us a text Heidi Buttery went from ultra high wealth financial advisor to ultra athlete. After going through a “mental breakthrough” manic episode she has become interested in helping others who struggle with mental health issues. In 2014, she raced Ironman to raise funds and awareness for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). She has bec…

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S4E9 -- The Architect of El Plan – Armando Armellini 1:17:28

2y ago1:17:28

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Send us a text This episode features Armando Armellini an athlete who has competed at numerous IM events, Epic 5, and 7 Ultraman events since 2016, including 4 consecutive Ultraman’s in 2022. He is the architect of El Plan (a way to pace 515 distances) and was the first person to attempt to complete all four UM branded races in a single year. Arman…

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515 Special Edition : UM Australia Race Recap 1:04:09

2y ago1:04:09

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Send us a text In this special release I speak with Steve King who was announcing at the event to get the rundown of what happened over the three days in Noosa this year at UM Australia. I also speak with Shane Duffy to put a final pin in his record breaking six 515 races in a year. Each of the champions, Simon Cochrane and Dee Fuller also stop in …

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S4E8 -- UM Australia 2023 Preview & Profile of Simon Cochrane 1:27:11

2y ago1:27:11

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Send us a text UM Australia is the focus of this episode. I have a chat with race director, Jeff Morris, to preview a few of the 45 athletes who are toeing the line in Noosa this weekend. Like most 515 races, the line up includes some big names with lofty goals like Richard Thompson and his sub 20 challenge, and some people who are just challenging…

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S4E7 -- Three time Ultra Czech 515 finisher : Günter Pilz 51:22

2y ago51:22

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Send us a text Günter Pilz, aka Ultra Pilz, is a three time UltraCzech 515 finisher and a man who creates his own Ultra “Adventures”. He funds his adventures with his day job as a secondary school teacher in Linz, Austria where he works with a lot of refugee students. He created a running club at his school to keep those students moving and to shar…

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S4E6 -- Ultra Brazil 515 Race Director Alex Luna 1:07:28

2y ago1:07:28

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Send us a text Alex Luna, one of the many “race directors” of the UB 515 joins me today to speak about the 10 year anniversary of the Ultra 515 race in Ubatuba, Brazil. We discuss the history of the race in Brazil and its connection to the roots in Hawaii with Curtis Tyler. Alex shares his experience with the sport and the lifelong friendships that…

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515 Special Edition -- UMAZ DAY 3 Race Recap 11:06

2y ago11:06

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Send us a text From Phoenix, Arizona this is your day three race recap of Ultraman Arizona 2023. Find the Day 1 & 2 Recap here. Unfortunately, Jen McVeay was busy with her duties as race director and was unable to contribute to this recap. What a day three it was. It lived up to the hype, producing a new World Record time for the 33 year old Max Kn…

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515 Special Edition -- UMAZ Champions and Ultraman Record setter Shane Duffy 45:44

2y ago45:44

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Send us a text This is the final Special Edition from Ultraman Arizona for 2023. In this episode, I catch up with the two winners at the awards night to speak about how they felt about the race. Cynthia Bartus, age 45, from Pennsylvania, is the 2023 women's winner and Maxsim Kniazev is the NEW WORLD RECORD holder and winner on the men's side. I als…

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515 Special Edition -- Ultraman Arizona 2023 Day 1 & 2 Recap 11:11

2y ago11:11

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Send us a text Today is a special edition episode for the Ultraman Arizona 2023 race recap of Day 1 and Day 2. Joining me today to bring you the recaps are Assistant Race Director Chris “JB” Holzner and this year’s race announcer Chris Clark. Continue to follow the race and get more information at : Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/ultramanari…

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S4E5 -- UMAZ Athlete in Profile : Shane Duffy 50:56

2y ago50:56

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Send us a text I am joined in this episode by Shane Duffy from Australia as my Athlete in Profile for the 2023 Ultraman Arizona race. This is the second episode released this week, as I also do a Race Preview with UMAZ race director, Jen McVeay and the voice of 515 everywhere, Steve King. Listen to that episode here. As you will hear in this episod…

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S4E4 -- Ultraman Arizona 2023 Race Preview 1:06:03

2y ago1:06:03

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Send us a text Ultraman Arizona 2023 takes place from March 17 - 19. I have returning to the podcast, race director, Jen McVeay, and the 515 announcer extraordinaire, Steve King to preview the athletes competing in this year's race. It is a smaller field with just 3 women and 19 men, but some great athletes will be vying to set the official race re…

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S4E3 -- Ohana Guest / Moab 240 Finisher : Manmadh Rebba 1:08:42

2+ y ago1:08:42

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Send us a text Today’s Ohana guest, Manmadh Rebba, is a multiple finisher of 515 races and ultramarathons. His ultra journey has taken him from a company 5k to completing the Moab 240. In his day job he works as an architect and project management consultant, and he uses that as a metaphor for his new endurance coaching platform - Re-Design Me. He …

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S4E2 -- Ultraman Florida 2023 Race Preview 1:12:19

2+ y ago1:12:19

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Send us a text Race director of Ultraman Florida, Jen McVeay, and the voice of Ultraman, Steve King join me to preview the athletes attending the 2023 version of the race on February 9 - 11. We discuss some of the athletes' race resumes and connections to the Ultra family. In the second part of the episode I have a conversation with one of the athl…

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S4E1 -- Ultraman Florida Athlete in Profile : Francesco Magisano 1:02:20

2+ y ago1:02:20

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Send us a text Francesco Magisano is my Ultraman Florida athlete in profile. At ten months old Francesco was diagnosed with eye cancer and by age 16 things went completely dark with blindness for him. He found his way to sport through Achilles International, a global adaptive sports and advocacy organization serving people with disabilities. That h…

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515 : The Ultra Podcast (Trailer) 1:00

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Send us a text For show notes and past guests, please visit the Podcast Website: https://515theultrapodcast.buzzsprout.com You can download the podcast for free wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoy the content of this podcast, please consider leaving a 5 star rating as that helps the pod bots to increase the visibility of my show to the peo…

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S3E13 (Part B) -- 2022 World Champions – Dede Griesbauer & Yvonne Timewell 53:10

2+ y ago53:10

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Send us a text For the final episode of this season 515 is offering you a special double episode. This is Part B. Link to Part A My two Ohana guests today share a number of ideas that have propelled them to the top of the podium in world events in 2022. They are both in their 50’s; they both believe in doing more than just swimming, biking and runn…

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